EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks again to Brock Howell of Bike Happy for putting together this comprehensive weekly newsletter.

TOP THINGS TO KNOW & DO

1. A cougar killed SJ Brooks, co-founder of Friends on Bikes.
2. The Seattle Times broke down how the 2nd and 7th Avenues protected bike lanes were expensive, but were more than just bike projects. And Seattle Bike Blog highlighted how “bike lanes are for cars.”
3. On Thursday, there’s a Womxn’s Bike Month Happy Hour.
4. This is the last week of Bike Month. Get out there!

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In Memoriam

An emaciated cougar attacked Isaac Sederbaum and killed SJ Brooks while they were biking forest roads northeast of North Bend. They had responded properly by trying to intimidate the animal; this was the first fatal cat attack in 94 years in the state.  SJ was well-known within Seattle’s bike community, having worked at G&O Family Cyclery; and co-founded Friends on Bikes, an organization dedicated to making bicycling more inclusive to women, trans, and non-binary people of color. SJ is missed by many.

SBB, Outside Mag, Guardian, Sun, Seattle Times, PI 1, PI 2, Bellingham Herald, KIRO7 1, KIRO7 2, KING5, Q13,

SOCIAL, LIFESTYLE, & ADVENTURE

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES​

• All Month
  • Bike Everywhere Month
  • Womxn’s Bike Month
  • Bike to School Month
  • Inky Spokes Bicycle Art Show at the Vera Project
• Friday, May 25
  • 6:30-11:30pm, Critical Mass Seattle
• Saturday, May 26
  • 10am-2pm, Kidical Mass Ride
  • 11am-2pm, SLOW Ride: 7 Vistas, 3 Hills, No Sweat!
  • 12:30-2pm, Weekly Ounces Bike Club Ride
• Sunday, May 27
  • 10am-6pm, Bicycle Sunday
• Monday, May 28
  • 6am, EvergreenHealth 7 Hills of Kirkland
• Wednesday, May 30
  • 5:30-8:30am, Bike to a business, Hub to Hub
  • 7-9pm, Radiant Wrench Tire Change & Tubeless Setup Class at Hello Bicycle
  • 7-10pm, Bike to Workout Celebration! at Peddler Brewing
• Thursday, May 31
  • 5-7pm, Womxns’ Bike Month Happy Hour
  • 7-9pm, Adaptive Cycling presentation by Outdoors for All
  • 7-9pm, Radiant Wrench Bike Maintenance 101 Class at Kirkland Bicycle

ARTICLES & POSTS

• “Gender Disparities in Bicycling: Small Steps to Close a Big Gap,” Urbanist.
• “What It Takes to Ride Up to Paradise on Mount Rainier,” Bicycling.
• “Is biking a Catch-22 situation?” — article explores the public health benefits and costs of biking in poor air quality. Crosscut.
• Rave to two people biking who stopped and assisted a fellow person who had crashed her bike on the Sammamish River Trail. Seattle Times.
• Magnuson Cafe & Brewery is opening this summer next door to Cascade Bicycle Club’s headquarters this summer. WA Beer Blog.
• “Dust off the bike and pedal into Spring,” Cascade.
• “Vaccinate your bike,” SBB.

POLICY & INFRASTRUCTURE

ACTION

• Apply to have your building named best for bicycling parking in the Seattle region.
• Tell the King County Public Health Board to repeal the bicycle helmet law.

UPCOMING EVENTS​

• Wednesday, May 30
  • 5-7:30pm, U District Mobility Community Workshop #3
  • 5:30-7:30pm, OPCD’s Capitol Hill Design Guidelines Open House
• Thursday, May 31
  • 6-8pm, Forevergreen’s Trails & Ales Panel Presentation (Puyallup)

NEWS

• Seattle
  • “$12 million a mile: Here’s how bike-lane costs shot sky high in Seattle,” Seattle Times.
    • “Bike lanes are for cars,” SBB.
    • “SDOT Can’t Build As Many Bike Lanes As Promised,” Stranger.
    • “Seattle struggling to pay for bike lanes, as costs for ‘visionary’ project balloon to $12 million per mile: report,” Fox News.
    • Letter: “Bikes and taxes: An ‘F’ for SDOT,” Seattle Times.
    • “Bikes and taxes: Bicycle tax,” Seattle Times.
  • “Vote For Seattle’s Worst Intersection: 2018 (Round 1),” Urbanist.
  • “Leary Ave NW in Central Ballard Is A Little Safer,” Urbanist.
• King County-wide
  • King County Executive Dow Constantine announced legislation to accelerate protection of 65,000 acres of open space and improvements to regional trails. King County, Seattle Times.
• East & South King County
  • The Mercer Island City Council is considering its 2019-2023 Transportation Improvement Plan, which could fund a new city pedestrian-bicycle plan and a north-south bike route from the Town Center to the future light rail station. MI Reporter.
  • Letter: Don’t upgrade north segment of Green to Cedar Rivers Trail. Maple Valley Reporter.
• Pierce County
  • The new Puyallup River Bridge that connects Fife to Tacoma will have bike lanes. MyNW.
• Statewide
  • “Field Notes from the 2018 Washington Bike Summit,” Cascade.

SPORT

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Friday, May 25
  • 7-10pm, JBMV Kickoff of Friday Night Racing (Redmond)
• Saturday, May 26
  • 6am, Randonneurs’ Olympia-Astoria 600K
• Monday, May 28
  • 6-9pm, JBMV Track Beginners Night (Redmond)
• Tuesday, May 29
  • 6-8pm, SeaTac BMX
  • 7pm, NW Tri & Bike Pacific Raceways Road Race Series (Kent)
• Wednesday, May 30
  • 5:30-8pm, NW MTB: Wednesday Night Worlds (SeaTac)
• Thursday, May 31
  • 5-7pm, Seward Park Crit Series (Seattle)
  • 6-9pm, JBMV Track Beginners Night (Redmond)

ARTICLE

• “Island bikers score podium showing at second race,” Bainbridge Review.

SAVE THE DATES

• Cascade’s Flying Wheels Ride, June 2
• City of Bellevue Lake to Lake Bike Ride, June 9
• Cascade’s Woodinville Wine Ride, June 10
• RCC’s Mazama Ride, June 23-24
• Randonneurs’ Cascade 1200, June 23-26
• Cascade’s Seattle Night Ride, June 29
• Cascade’s Seattle-to-Portland Ride, July 14-15
• RCC’s RAMROD, July 26
• Randonneurs’ Border-to-Border 1000K, July 27
• Dead Baby Downhill, Aug. 4*
• Obliteride, Aug. 11
• Cascade’s Ride to Vancouver & Party (RSVP), Aug. 17-18
• Gigantic Bicycle Festival, Aug. 24-26
• Bike Happy Month, Aug. 24 – Sept. 23
• Cascade’s High Pass Challenge, Aug. 27
• Cascade’s Kitsap Color Classic, Sept. 23

JOBS

Bike Maintenance & Retail
Mechanics & Retail Staff, Gregg’s Cycles

Bike Product Industry
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Product Design and Development Engineer, Sportworks

Bike Education & Training
Major Taylor Ride Leader/Instructor, Cascade
Summer Camp Head Counselor, Cascade
Summer Camp Counselor, Cascade
Counselor-in-Training (Seasonal), Cascade
Bicycle Specialist – Recreation Leader II, City of Auburn
Specialized Recreation Cycling Assistant – Recreation Leader I, City of Auburn

Commute Services & Other Outreach
Sounders FC Bike Valet Parking Manager & Assistants, Bike Works

Policy, Planning, & Engineering
East King County Policy Manager, Cascade
Designer – Level 1, Alta
Group Leaders – Senior Associates, Alta
Supervising Project Manager, SDOT
Multimodal Transportation Planning Specialist 3, WSDOT (5/24)
Multi-Modal Transportation Executive Leader, WSDOT (5/27)
Development Coordinator, SDOT (5/29)

Communications, Development, & Management
Contract Grant Writer, Bike Works
Development & Communications Coordinator, Bike Works
Program Coordinator, Bike Works
Staff Accountant, Cascade

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